# Don’t Tell Me to Shut Up: The “Et Tu, Brute” Stigma of Mental Illness

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> **[Don't Tell Me to Shut Up: The "Et Tu, Brute" Stigma of Mental Illness](https://psychcentral.com/lib/dont-tell-me-to-shut-up-the-et-tu-brute-stigma-of-mental-illness/)**
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> After sharing my eccentric journey to recovery in a new book, I've been accused of being anti-psychiatry. I'm not anti-psychiatry. I'm only anti-psychiatry if it means questioning the l

  
After sharing my eccentric journey to recovery in a new book, I’ve been accused of being anti-psychiatry. I’m not anti-psychiatry. I’m only anti-psychiatry if it means questioning the long-term efficacy… ![](https://imgt.psychcentral.com/piwik.php?idsite=104&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Fdont-tell-me-to-shut-up-the-et-tu-brute-stigma-of-mental-illness%2F&action_name=Don%E2%80%99t+Tell+Me+to+Shut+Up%3A+The+%E2%80%9CEt+Tu%2C+Brute%E2%80%9D+Stigma+of+Mental+Illness&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Ffeed%2F)